Vehicle-wheel.



no. 700,5:5- Patented Mayan, |902.

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WITNESSESL, I INVENTOR No. 700,5l5. A Patented May 20, i902.

G. S. LEE.

VEHICLE WHEEL'.

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i UNITED STATES,

. PATENT EEICE.

-GEOEGE s.-LEE, or HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY, AssIcNoR TOWHEEL WITHIN WHEEL COMPANY, OE NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. 't

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patei'ltNO. 700,515, dated. May 20, 1902.

Application filed December 6, 1901. Serial No. 84i9l7. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. LEELa citizen of the United States of America, residing atHawthorne, county of Passaic, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to vehicle-Wheels, and particularly to vehicle-wheels of the typede scribed and claimed in United'States Letters Patent No. 672,998 off-Aprilsc, 190,1."4 The' improvements herein particularly relate to the construction of-'the' hub v'member 'of the wheel, and moreparticularly to the construction of the hub proper.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve the construction and arrangement of parts in the type of wheel set forth insuch patent and to strengthen the wheel, so that it may be applieablelto a heavy class of work.

l will now proceed to describe a vehicle- Wheel embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features in claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a'view in side elevation of a vehicle-wheel' embodying my invention. Figi` 2'isfa view in central transverse section ofthe'same, the planeof section being taken uponitliellino 2.2ofFi`g. 1. 3 is a similar view in central transverse section, the plane of section being taken upon Fig. 4 is an enlargedhereind'esignated as a whole by the reference Y character l, a plurality of spokes 2 radiating therefrom, and a rim 3. The tire member 'comprises a tire-rim 4, a plurality of spokes 5, and a lioating plate G.

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The iloating plate provided with a slot or slots 7, and the hub is provided with similar slots or grooves 8 atlntermediate guide-` right angles thereto. plates 9, of which one is shownin detail in Fig. 5, are provided and are arranged between the opposite faces of thefloating plate and the inner faces of the hub. The intermediate guide-plates are each provided with tongues 10, projecting therefrom upon opposides thereofand atright angles to each other. IThese ,tongues are fitted to the grooves or slots 'Z 8, and the said guide-plates will therefore'positively lockfthe hub and the iioating plate against relative rotation offe'ach other, but Willperlmit relativemovement of the two ,members in the plane'of rotation of the wheel. i An annular cushioning device, herein .shown as a flexible inflatable -.tube 1l, is arranged between the rim 3 of the hub member 'and the tire-rim 4. A supporting-rim 12 is preferably secured to the tire-rim 4 to form a convenient support for the said cushioning device.

The hub proper, 1, comprises two separablev i the two hub-sections are firmly locked to-v gether. The earsl upon the one hub-section comprise a portion`whi-ch is eccentric of the axis of the hub and' fitting intoco'rresponding recesses in the other hub-section lock thetwo hub-sections against relative. rotation with respect to each other;

The foregoing constructipn provides a sec'- tional hub in which the outer periphery thereof may be substantially cylindrical and of smaller diameter than the floating plate supported therein, and hence in which there are IOQ no exposed pockets for dust to accumulate.

In this construction it is practically impossible for dust to enter into the interior of thc hub, for the motion of the floating plate within the hub tends rather to work the dust outwardly than inwardly. Further, it is very much easier to keep this style of hub clean than the hub iu which certain portions thereot' extend beyond the outer periphery ofthe Heating plate for the purpose of being secured together by bolts connecting such portions over the edge of the floating plate.

The spokes 2 of the hub member are arranged in pairs, and the spokes of each pair converge from the opposite hub-sections to the said rim 3. The spokes are all straightline spokes, and by such arrangement and construction great strength and rigidity are provided. It will also be noted that the severe side strain to which a wheel of this character is often subjected is particularly well resisted.

The tire member spokes 5 are disposed alternately of each pair of spokes 2, and the said spokes 5 surround the cushioning-tube 11, leaving a sufiicient space to allow free play backward and forward for the two members.

The spokes 5 are preferably made with detachable portions, such as the caps 18, in order that ready access maybe had to the cushioning device ll.

I do not desire to be limited only to the precise details of construction and combination ot parts as herein set forth, as the same may obviously be varied within wide limits without departing fr om the spirit and scope of my invention.

Vhat I claim isl. A wheel comprising two relatively movable members, one a tire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hub-sections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central orifice adapted to receive a projection upon the other hub-section, and the said othersection provided with acentral projection adapted to pass through said orilice; and a locking device between the rst said hub-section and the projection of the other said hub-section.

2. A wheel comprising two relatively movablemembers, one atire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hubsections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central orifice adapted to receive a projection upon the other hub-section, and the said other section provided with a central projection adapted to pass through said orifice; anda nut mounted upon the projection of the one section, and engaging the other said section.

3. A wheel comprising two relatively movable members, one a tire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hub-sections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central orifice adapted to receive a projection upon the other hub-section,and the said other section provided with a central projection adapted to pass through said orilice, said central projectionhavi-ng a portion eccentric ot' the axis of the hub, whereby the two hub-sections are held together against relative rotation; and means whereby the said sections are held together against relative movement longitudinally of their axis of rotation.

4C. A wheel comprising two relatively movable members, one a tire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hub-sections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central orifice adapted to receive aprojection upon the other hub-section, and the said other section provided with a central projection adapted to pass through said orifice; said central projection having a portion eccentric of the axis of the hub, whereby the two hub-sections are held together against relative rotation; and a nut mounted upon the projection oi' the one section and engaging the other said section.

5. A wheel comprising two relatively movable members, one a tire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hub-sections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central projection adapted to pass through an orifice in the other section, and having a shouldered portion, and the said other section provided with a central orifice to receive such shouldered projection, and a nut mounted upon the projection of the one section, and engaging the other said section.

6. A wheel comprising two relatively movable members, one a tire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hub-sections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central projection adapted to pass through an orifice in the other section, and having a shouldered portion eccentric of the axis of the hub, and the said other section provided with a central orifice to receive such projection, and recessed to receive the eccentric shouldered portion thereof, and a nut, mounted upon the projection of the one section, and engaging the other said section.

7. A wheel comprising two relatively movable members, one atire member and the other a hub member, and having a cushioning device between them, the hub member comprising two hub-sections, a plurality of spokes, and a rim, one of said hub-sections provided with a central projection adapted to pass through an orifice in the other section, and having two projecting ears, and the said other section provided with central orifice to re- IOD IIO

700,515 f f e I said othersection provided with a, central pro` j receive the'said ears, and a nut mounted 011 jection adapted topass through saidoriiice; the projection of the one section'and engagand a locking device between the irst'r-said '15 ing the other said section. hub-section andl the projection'of the other:

5 8.A A wheel comprising tworelatively lnovi said hub -section; the said spokes being able members, one ati remember and the other straight line `compression spokes and :arf l a hub member, Aand having a cushioning de. rangedin pairs, each pairconverging from theA vice between them, the hub .member comprisopposite hub-sections to thefseid rim.

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vjection upon the other hub-section, and the `M. M.l CONOVER.v 

